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Press release:
Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, June 6, 2019 – THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate today unveiled the first top-down action adventure in Darksiders franchise history, Darksiders Genesis.

Scheduled for release on PC, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® One family of devices, including the Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch™ and Google Stadia later this year, Darksiders Genesis will be playable for consumers at E3 2019 in THQ Nordic booth #823 in the South Hall.

“Darksiders Genesis kicks off a completely fresh direction for the Darksiders franchise, including a new gameplay style, the introduction of STRIFE – the fourth and final horseman – and so much more,” said Joe Madureira, co-creator of Darksiders and CEO of Airship Syndicate.

“The team at Airship is very eager to get Darksiders Genesis into the hands of fans at next week’s E3 show in Los Angeles!”

In Darksiders Genesis, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse STRIFE is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer.

True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis will feature intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell.

The game marks the first, full-scale Darksiders adventure played from the top-down perspective. More information about Darksiders Genesis here www.darksiders.com. For the latest news and updates, follow @darksiders.

About THQ Nordic
Founded in 2011, THQ Nordic is a global video game publisher and developer. Based in Vienna (Austria) and Karlstad (Sweden), with subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and the USA, THQ Nordic brands include Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, Titan Quest, Biomutant, Wreckfest, Gothic, ELEX and many more.

THQ Nordic is meant to represent a core approach of doing much more than “owning” a highly competitive portfolio of IPs. It revolves around cherishing them, and aligning them with the very best development resources to expand upon them with the level of experience that communities and established fan bases expect and deserve.

The company’s internal development studios are (in chronological order, from earliest to most recent):

Grimlore Games GmbH based in Munich (Germany)
Rainbow Studios Inc. based in Phoenix, Arizona (United States of America)
Mirage Game Studios AB based in Karlstad (Sweden)
Foxglove Studios AB based in Stockholm (Sweden)
Black Forest Games GmbH based in Offenburg (Germany)
Pieces Interactive AB based in Skoevde (Sweden)
Experiment 101 AB based in Stockholm (Sweden)
Bugbear Entertainment based in Helsinki (Finland)
Piranha Bytes based in Essen (Germany)

Since July 2018, HandyGames (Giebelstadt, Germany) is part of the THQ Nordic network and perfectly complements the setup of the rest of our group as the new “go to”-publisher for small- and midsized developers and projects. The company has a very strong background in VR and publishing of mobile games.

THQ Nordic shares are publicly listed on Nasdaq First North Stockholm under the ticker THQNB:SS with FNCA Sweden AB as its Certified Adviser. For more investor-related information, please visit: http://www.thqnordic-investors.com/en/